Greater New Orleans

The St. Tammany Sheriff's Office believes this Ford F-350 pickup truck and a white Ford Econoline van may have been stolen in connection with the Mini-Storage burglaries.
(St. Tammany Sheriff's Office)

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating the thieves responsible for more than 60 burglaries at two mini-storage facilities in the parish. Guns, tools and other household items were stolen from storage units near Slidell and Abita Springs in April and in June, according to a news release from Capt. George Bonnett.

Bonnett said 27 storage units were burglarized April 25 at a facility on Brown Switch Road near Slidell. On June 25, 36 units were burglarized at a storage facility on Louisiana 59 in Abita Springs, he said.

On the night of the June 25 burglaries, a late-model maroon Ford F-350 pickup truck and a 2003 white Econoline 150 van were stolen from an industrial park near the Abita Springs storage facility, Bonnett said. The Sheriff's Office believes the people who burglarized the storage units also stole the vehicles.

Investigators are working to develop leads, and ask anyone with information to call 9-1-1 or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or 877.903.7867. People with information also can text "TellCS" along with crime information to 274637 (CRIMES).

Callers do not have to give their names or testify, and can earn a reward for information that leads to an indictment.